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Toronto’s Victorian vernacular is particular. Stripped of most of the architectural style’s typical ornamentation, the two-story 1800s red brick rowhouses focus solely on the largest elements, the curved bay window, usually spanning both levels but sometimes only the first, and the gabled roof. Terraced and semi-detached bay-and-gable homes went up row by row from the 1860s to the 1890s in the Canadian city’s oldest neighborhoods and are so beloved that 20th and 21st century versions emerged in the suburbs centuries later. The facade of the house preserves the historic bones of Toronto’s vernacular (Scott Norsworthy)Parkdale was one of Toronto’s original…

Tehran-based architecture firm New Wave Architecture has completed a new auditorium and library with monolithic volumes at the Semnan University campus in Semnan, Iran. Named University of Semnan Auditorium and Library, the complex consists of two irregular volumes interlocked parallel to each other in opposite directions.Irregular scratches, openings and windows on the facade of the building give its architecture a sculptural appearance.Completed in 2023, the building spans an area of 14,000 square meters, containing a series of lecture and educational halls, a multi-purpose central auditorium and a library. All functions were constructed and developed in different phases.Conceived as a piece of…

Mexican architecture and design pactice FMA. has designed the interiors of a bar with raw and rustic details in Morelia, Mexico.Named Josafat Zalapa, the 75-square-metre space is located within a 19th-century house in the heart of Morelia City. The new bar, drawn in a simple layout, is envisioned as “a culinary haven harmoniously melding the culinary heritage of Mexican culture with Oriental influences.”The bar features a large table in the middle and invites guests to sit together under well-crafted details and hues. FMA. designed a space rooted in the concept of crafting a groundbreaking dining ambiance, inspired by the Japanese term “Omakase,”…

A large orange-colored slit makes this rental house shine in a natural setting in Sokcho-si, South Korea. Named Doldam House, the 88-square-metre house, designed by South Korean architecture firm one-aftr, is a single-storey house enhanced with orange colours and controlled light.Doldam House was designed as a private rental residence located in Mt. Seorak National Park, an area renowned for its fall foliage and boulder formations. one-aftr was inspired by the formation of the boulders and the seasonal transformation of the trees, and according to the firm, the design of the house intends “to capture the ever-changing natural environment.” Built in a simple rock…

World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the first of the 2023 Special Prize shortlists, ahead of this year’s festival which takes place at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from 29 November – 1 December. The projects shortlisted for the Special Prizes are selected from across the greater WAF Awards shortlist to shine a light on the submissions that demonstrate architectural excellence in a particular area.The first shortlists to be revealed are Best use of Colour, Small Project of the Year Prize, The Futureglass Prize supported by Aestech and The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust International Building Beauty Prize supported by Ballymore.World…

More skilled planning professionals will be recruited by councils following a £1 million funding boost from the government, the Housing Minister announced on Monday.Social enterprise Public Practice will use the money to help councils recruit and develop skilled planners, increase awareness about careers in local government and share best practice around improving communities in the public sector.The money will help councils attract and develop those in the profession leading to higher skilled jobs, speed up property development and create better neighbourhoods that people are proud to call home.Minister for Housing and Planning Rachel Maclean said: “Planning plays such an important role in…

Global architecture and design firm Perkins&Will has promoted Robert Clemens (pictured) to managing director of its New York studio.Since joining Perkins&Will in 2021, Clemens has served as the studio’s director of operations and leader of its commercial and emerging transit practices.Clemens succeeds Bill Harris, who will continue in an expanded regional managing director role after nearly six years as New York studio managing director. “Thanks to Bill, our studio has enjoyed incredible growth and become even more deeply embedded into the vibrant cultural fabric of New York City,” said Clemens.“For me, Bill has been an incredible mentor and inspiration, and I’m humbled to…

Global architecture practice Henning Larsen has opened its new Asia-Pacific headquarters.From its design hub in a historical building in the heart of Singapore, Norway-founded Henning Larsen will expand its services in architecture, landscape, and urbanism across the APAC region.Earlier in the year, Henning Larsen integrated with landscape architecture firm, Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl, marking a commitment to focusing on nature in balance with urban development – an important step in the evolution of the global practice as it expands in Asia-Pacific.Jacob Kurek, global design director at Henning Larsen, said: “As we expand globally, we have sharpened our Asia Pacific strategy.”Singapore and the wider…

This ebook is offered to you by Devenir Architecte. Its purpose is to remind you that, as an architect or aspiring architect, you have an incredible opportunity. You’ve embraced a field that gives you a rather special view of the world around you. Moreover, you’ve embraced a field that allows you to impact this world in many ways. You can do this through your ideas, your concepts, your designs, your projects, but also through your drawings, your illustrations, your writings, your speeches, … But of course, you’ll need help to get there. That’s what this ebook and the advice it contains are…

During our interview series the judges will tell us what they are looking out for in a winning entry and why they think you should enter the WAN awards.Viktorie Souckova is Managing Director of Bogle Architects’ Prague office. She has worked at Foster + Partners in London on the ‘Metropolitan Warsaw’ building in Poland and the Newbury Racecourse Grandstand in the UK. In 2007, she moved back to Prague where she has worked on the masterplan for Nakladove Nadrazi Zizkov and the ELI Beamlines International Laser Research Centre in Dolni Brezany, Prague (EUR 270 million, funded by the EU).Why should people…